Wagering handle shows strong ’21 growth
Wagering handle in North America jumped more than 10% in 2021 to its highest level in over a decade, even as races and field size both declined.
Read Moreby The Biz | Jan 5, 2022 | Breaking, Business, National news | 0 |
Wagering handle in North America jumped more than 10% in 2021 to its highest level in over a decade, even as races and field size both declined.
Read Moreby Press Release | Sep 4, 2021 | Breaking, Business, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
Buoyed by more than $10 million in purses, Colonial Downs set its all-time handle record at the just-completed meet, with daily average betting of over $2.2 million.
Read Moreby The Biz | Jan 5, 2021 | Breaking, Business, National news, Top Stories | 0 |
Though the pandemic led to many fewer racedays in 2020 than in 2019, national wagering handle held steady – though what that means is open to debate.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Nov 2, 2017 | Breaking, Business, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |
Handle in the mid-Atlantic region fell in October versus the same month in 2016, though the daily average per track rose by 5 percent.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Aug 8, 2017 | Breaking, Business, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |
Mid-Atlantic handle was up solidly in July versus July 2016, with Charles Town, Delaware, Laurel, and Parx all showing gains.
Read Moreby Press Release | May 1, 2017 | Breaking, Business, West Virginia, WV Business | 1 |
Charles Town in April recorded the highest per-race wagering in its 84-year history.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Apr 6, 2017 | Breaking, Business, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |
Mid-Atlantic handle rose in March versus the prior month, though the average was essentially flat.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Mar 7, 2017 | Breaking, Business, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |
February’s Midlantic average handle was basically flat versus the prior month; Laurel Park led with an average over $2.1 million, while Parx’s increase of 9 percent was tops.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Feb 8, 2017 | Breaking, Business, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |
January’s average handle in the mid-Atlantic region was basically flat versus December’s number, though all four operating tracks topped $1 million in average betting.
Read Moreby TK Kuegler | Jan 23, 2017 | Breaking, Business, Opinion, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |
In the final installment of his series, venture capitalist TK Kuegler says that racing must embrace, rather than snicker at, a new approach to the business.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Jan 12, 2017 | Breaking, Business, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |
December’s average handle in the mid-Atlantic region was essentially flat versus November’s number.
Read Moreby Press Release | Jan 9, 2017 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business | 0 |
Handle on its live product was up nearly 20 percent in 2016, the Maryland Jockey Club announced today.
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